The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

Fri 30 Sep to Sat 22 Oct

“You don't know me from nothing
What you may have heard - Forget that.
My name is blackened by the envious, my motives are misunderstood, left, right and centre.
Rumour has a hundred tongues and all of them are vicious"

1930s Chicago. A time of unemployment. A time of fear. A time of corruption. A time for a small time gangster and his army to seize absolute power...

Atmospheric, stylish, thrilling and darkly funny. Written by Liverpool playwright Stephen Sharkey (The May Queen) this new potent translation of Brecht’s shocking 1941 satire of Hitler's rise to power is a striking production directed by Walter Meierjohann. Scarcely can the play have been more relevant than now.

TEACHERS read the education pack to accompany this show and download a copy of our education supplement EdPlus for details about our education activities to complement Arturo Ui (including our Brecht Masterclass before the performance on Tue 18 Oct.)

Click here to watch our education film; an introduction to the play with director Walter Meierjohann and members of the cast.